Recommend Netflix Favorites to Facebook Friends

Television binge-watching loves company, so Netflix has partnered with Facebook to allow users to recommend shows to friends.

Starting today, the new social recommendation feature makes it easy to privately suggest shows, movies, documentaries, and other Netflix content.

"You know that feeling when you've watched something really great, something that moves you or makes you laugh, and you immediately think of someone else who would love it too?" product innovation director Cameron Johnson wrote in a blog post. "It's the feeling of wanting your friends and family to enjoy the show just as much as you did."

Whether sharing your favorite guilty pleasures or just looking for someone to bask in the thrilling cliffhangers of House of Cards, Netflix promises discretionthe site will never post your endorsements on the Facebook timeline.

Once you finish another episode of Orange Is The New Black or complete Blackfish, the streaming service engages you in a dialogue: "Who else would like Scandal?"

Connect to Facebook, then skim through friends or search for family members who fit that bill. After making your selection, add an optional message, and click "send." Those friends will receive the recommendation the next time they log into Netflix.

The new feature is available on the Netflix website, as well as the iPad, iPhone, PlayStation 3, and Xbox apps, plus a number of set-top boxes and smart TVs. Additional platforms, including Android, will launch in the coming months.

Take a look at Netflix's social recommendation function in action in the video below.

Stephanie began as a PCMag reporter in May 2012. She moved to New York City from Frederick, Md., where she worked for four years as a multimedia reporter at the second-largest daily newspaper in Maryland. She interned at Baltimore magazine and graduated from Indiana University of Pennsylvania (in the town of Indiana, in the state of Pennsylvania) with a degree in journalism and mass communications.
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